Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 3, 1997No. S97A1068PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Fulton County Superior Court declaring the City of Atlanta’s 1996 Domestic Partnership Benefits Ordinance unconstitutional under the Georgia Constitution, Art. III, Sec. VI, Par. IV (a) and (c),1 and the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, OCGA § 36-35-1 et seq., as a special law enacted in an area for which provision has been made by an existing general law. Because we find that the benefits ordinance is consistent with State law, we reverse.
On September 3, 1996 the Atlanta City Council passed Ordinance 96-0-10182 which provides certain…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Risser v. City of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- City of Atlanta v. McKinneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Athens-Clarke County v. Walton Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tyma v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Lowe v. Broward CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Slattery v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Atlanta v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997